What happened to Rosie Betzler?
Why did Rosie Betzler (Scarlett Johansson's character) commit suicide in the movie JoJoRabbit? She had many responsibilities in that movie. No clear reason or clue was given, except that one scene where she was distributing pamphlets to everyone's door.
Did anyone know why? Or was she hanged by the SS/army?
Best Answer
Rosie did not commit suicide. According to wikipedia and themoviespoiler Jojo:
finds his mother has been hanged in the town square.
This is foreshadowed in earlier scenes:
- The older boys at the Hitler Youth training camp claim that Jojo's father is a coward.
Jojo "sees his mother hanging 'free Germany' posters around town."
The Gestapo clearly suspect Rosie of treason, as they search her house.
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What happened to Rosie in Jojo Rabbit?
One afternoon while she is out, the Gestapo come to investigate; Klenzendorf arrives and helps Jojo and Elsa deceive the Gestapo regarding Elsa's identity. Later, Jojo finds Rosie hanged at a gallows in the public square.What happened to the sister in Jojo Rabbit?
Jojo's older sister has recently died of influenza. Into Jojo's rigid, nationalistic life comes a horror for which he is decidedly unprepared \u2013 the Jewish girl, Elsa, played by Thomasin McKenzie as somewhat of an older sister figure to Jojo.JOJO RABBIT | \
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Answer 2
Raj already has the answer - Rosie did not commit suicide, she was hanged by the authorities for treason - but there's one additional clue as to how/why she was found out by the authorities.
The leaflet pinned to her leg in the hanging scene is the same as the one she put on the café table earlier, when she was seen by Jojo in his 'robot' outfit.
Roughly translates as, "Liberate Germany. Fight the party". Clearly a seditious act.
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